diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 9d86e39..aa97845 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -97,9 +97,8 @@ resource "aws_instance" "this" {
     http_endpoint               = "enabled"
     http_put_response_hop_limit = 1
     http_tokens                 = var.metadata_http_tokens
-    instance_metadata_tags      = "disabled"
+    instance_metadata_tags      = var.instance_metadata_tags
   }
-
 }
 
 
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 1256e4e..c8ea287 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -199,6 +199,12 @@ variable "metadata_http_tokens" {
   default     = "required"
 }
 
+variable "instance_metadata_tags" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "`enabled` to allow access to instance tags in instance metadata"
+  default     = "enabled"
+}
+
 variable "ebs_optimized" {
   type        = bool
   default     = true